Officers, Directors, and Staff

• Directors are elected from the NYSTIA membership to serve three year terms.
• Officers are elected from the NYSTIA Board of Directors to serve one year terms.

Chair: Greg LaDuca
Senior Vice President/Industry Relations,
Visit Rochester

Vice Chair/Elect: Stephanie Johnson
Divisional Director,
LEGOLAND NY Resort

Treasurer: Cassandra Harrington
President & CEO,
This Is Cooperstown, Visit Schoharie County

Immediate Past Chair: Corey Fram
Director of Tourism,
1000 Islands International Tourism Council

Secretary: Todd Garofano
Executive Director,
Discover Schenectady

Vice Chair/Advocacy: Hillarie Logan-Duchene
Deputy Director,
The Wild Center

Vice Chair/Membership: Heather Bagshaw
Director of Tourism,
Warren County

Lisa Berger, Director of Tourism
Ulster County

Nick Calderazzo, President
Twin Travel Concepts 

Sarah Foster Calero, President
Oneida County Tourism

Beth Duane, Chief Marketing & Visitor Experience Officer
Corning Museum of Glass

Hilary Fenner, Executive Director
Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce

Gary Hahn, Vice President
The National Comedy Center

Samantha Hayes, Tourism Specialist
Cattaraugus County

Kristy Kennedy, Vice President
Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau

Dana Krueger, CEO/Director of Fun
Dana Cook & Company

Darryl Leggieri, President
Discover Saratoga

Sara Poe, VP Mktg & Communications
Strong National Museum of Play

Eric Szucs, Director of Tourism
Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism

Olga Luz Tirado, Founder/President
O Communications & Solutions

Dwayne Thomas, Executive Director 
Director of Economic Development
Akwesasne Mohawk Saint Regis Nation

Ross Levi, Executive Director / Vice President
NYS Div of Tourism / Empire State Development

Mark Dorr, President
NYS Hospitality & Tourism Assoc.

Cristyne Nicholas, Chair
NYS Tourism Advisory Council
CEO / Nicholas & Lence

Brian Stratton, Director
New York State Canal Corporation

Madeleine Gionet, Director of Marketing
NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation